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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Two possible eggcorns discussed on other sites this week:
“Ice breaker†for “ice scraper:†http://groups.google.com/group/alt.usag … 4af0?pli=1
“Under the raider†for “under the radar:†http://wordsmith.org/board/ubbthreads.p … t=3&page=2
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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Too bad the discussions were fruitless. Raiders are small ships attacking merchant traffic, or corporate takeover pirates, or those who, otherwise, raid. “Under the raider” must be a p-p-pail.
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Thats all right with us. We have not won anything in a long time. We like to be under the raider. We will do our talking on the field.
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Although he’s still under the raider a little, I had big hopes for TiRon. His “Ketchup” tape was great.
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